Women's participation in Tuesday's Day of Anger was estimated to be as high as 50%.
Women in Egypt haven't always been so keen to mobilize....

This time, women have been leaders in the protest movement and they’re playing a critical role in the demonstrations.

Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy has emerged as one of the most prominent representatives of the movement on Western news media. Yesterday, she successfully got CNN to change their headline from “CHAOS IN EGYPT” to “UPRISING IN EGYPT.

My reading of the situation is the following: The US and its allies have given up on Mubarak, and they are trying to find an alternative that wil protect their interests in the region, says Rami Zurayk.